Post by paulchin20 on Dec 18, 2004 19:25:53 GMT -5
Here I will compile a list from various sources defining what is lockpicking and what it is NOT.
OK, let's start:
"Lockpicking is a Hobby and Sport and is NOT a means to commit burglary or housebreaking"
- Paul Chin
"... Although somewhat romanticized by popular media and culture, in reality the significance of lock picking is usually dwarfed by other, more practical threats. ...
... [e.g. ] forced entry, which, as the term suggests, involves the destructive application of force to the lock or its surroundings.
From the attacker's perspective, too, lock picking is rarely the most efficient, most economical, fastest, or easiest method of entry. Picking locks requires skill, practice.... Few burglars can afford to risk exposure during the time required to pick even relatively easy locks, ... Criminals generally prefer either procuring a key or forced entry for speed, certainty, and stealth, notwithstanding whatever property damage or evidence is left behind. "
- Dr Matt Blaze, University of Pennsylvania
"Lock Picking is not used to commit crimes, because it is impractical for the criminals. It takes at least 5 to 6 months of hours & hours daily practice to master the skill upto the level required to open 50% of all locks, and, even then, opening the locks still takes far too much time risking exposure. There are far easier and quicker methods of breaking and entering using simple tools like a screwdriver, strong pliers, etc... Also, there is no guarantee that after 5 to 6 months you will attain sufficient skills to open 50% of all locks.... Lockpickers are not criminals, they are interested in solving puzzles and a lock is basically another kind of puzzle..."
- Barry ("the Key") and Hans ("Unicorn"),
at the 3rd Hackers on Planet Earth Conference (H2K) at New York City, USA
"If you want to be able to break in as needed [burglary] , then just go buy a crowbar or a screwdriver; lockpicking will be of little help to you. With a crowbar, breaking in takes seconds. To be good in lockpicking, on the other hand, you need years of practice and enormous amounts of patience.
And we open locks in our hands, or fix them to a table with a clamp. This works quite differently than opening a lock in a door. In fact, that is an inconvenient placement, and demands an entirely different position and technique. And that is the last thing we have to say about this."
- www.toool.nl/index-eng.php
OK, let's start:
"Lockpicking is a Hobby and Sport and is NOT a means to commit burglary or housebreaking"
- Paul Chin
"... Although somewhat romanticized by popular media and culture, in reality the significance of lock picking is usually dwarfed by other, more practical threats. ...
... [e.g. ] forced entry, which, as the term suggests, involves the destructive application of force to the lock or its surroundings.
From the attacker's perspective, too, lock picking is rarely the most efficient, most economical, fastest, or easiest method of entry. Picking locks requires skill, practice.... Few burglars can afford to risk exposure during the time required to pick even relatively easy locks, ... Criminals generally prefer either procuring a key or forced entry for speed, certainty, and stealth, notwithstanding whatever property damage or evidence is left behind. "
- Dr Matt Blaze, University of Pennsylvania
"Lock Picking is not used to commit crimes, because it is impractical for the criminals. It takes at least 5 to 6 months of hours & hours daily practice to master the skill upto the level required to open 50% of all locks, and, even then, opening the locks still takes far too much time risking exposure. There are far easier and quicker methods of breaking and entering using simple tools like a screwdriver, strong pliers, etc... Also, there is no guarantee that after 5 to 6 months you will attain sufficient skills to open 50% of all locks.... Lockpickers are not criminals, they are interested in solving puzzles and a lock is basically another kind of puzzle..."
- Barry ("the Key") and Hans ("Unicorn"),
at the 3rd Hackers on Planet Earth Conference (H2K) at New York City, USA
"If you want to be able to break in as needed [burglary] , then just go buy a crowbar or a screwdriver; lockpicking will be of little help to you. With a crowbar, breaking in takes seconds. To be good in lockpicking, on the other hand, you need years of practice and enormous amounts of patience.
And we open locks in our hands, or fix them to a table with a clamp. This works quite differently than opening a lock in a door. In fact, that is an inconvenient placement, and demands an entirely different position and technique. And that is the last thing we have to say about this."
- www.toool.nl/index-eng.php